Status
Partial Failure
DemoSat and 3CS-1 & 2
Launch Time
Tue Dec 21, 2004 21:50 UTC
Tue Dec 21, 2004 21:50 UTC
The maiden launch of the Delta IV Heavy was designed to verify the vehicle's performance. The Common Booster Cores shut down prematurely putting the payloads in a lower-than-planned orbit. However, good data was collected from the test launch.
Rocket
Location
SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
2004
51st orbital launch attempt
Delta IV Heavy
1st mission
1st mission of 2004